MERCY Malaysia is the first Asian NGO to become a Type 1 Global Classified Team under the WHO initiative. This recognition establishes MERCY Malaysia’s Emergency Medical Team (EMT) as a self-sufficient team capable of being deployed internationally to respond to health emergencies when needed. The EMT verification aims to ensure the timeliness and quality of health services provided by international EMTs, supporting national health systems in the activation and coordination of rapid response capacities during disasters, outbreaks, or other emergencies.
MERCY Malaysia is registered with the Societies Act 1966 (Registration No: PPM-020-14-16091999). To date, we have over 500 members, and over 7,000 registered volunteers in our database. In compliance with the Societies Act, MERCY Malaysia submits its accounts to an external auditor, publishes its Annual Report for review and holds an Annual General Meeting for all members, usually in June every year
MERCY Malaysia is an international non-profit organisation focusing on providing medical relief, sustainable health-related development, and risk reduction activities for vulnerable communities, in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Founded in 1999 in response to the conflict in Kosovo, MERCY Malaysia has since evolved, adopting and adapting to the most critical needs affecting communities in Malaysia and globally. MERCY Malaysia is committed to the humanitarian action principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Independence, and Neutrality, which seek to protect the lives and dignity of people at risk and affected by crises.
MERCY Malaysia embraces the Humanitarian Development Nexus approach by building synergies between emergency, humanitarian, and development health aid, therefore improving the effectiveness of the overall effort as well as achieving sustainable outcomes that have been co-created together with communities and other stakeholders. Ultimately, delivering meaningful actions through multi disciplinary responses and facilitating effective partnership with the aim of building communities’ resilience to shocks and future disasters.